In Conversation with Frans de Waard (Kapotte Muziek, Beequeen, Korm Plastics)
NOISEXTRA - The noise podcast.Show Notes
Frans de Waard joins us today to discuss the mandatory “America’s Greatest Noise!”, Frans’ new book about RRRecords. We get into the process of getting the book together, his history with Ron Lessard, and more. Additionally we talk with Frans about his own noise history with Kapotte Muziek and his label Korm Plastics. Class is back in session, break your pencil in half and write the wrong way.
For the ExtraNoisextra segment on the patreon, we talk about the idea of recycling sounds, numbering tapes, early releases and lots more. This nearly 30 minute segment is in the middle of the episode on the patreon feed.
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